Transition periods are crucial in the pursuit of a scientific career. All too often, doctoral students are overwhelmed by their research projects and bench work, and find it hard to project themselves ...

Collective intelligence is on the rise—and it is, in fact, much more effective than our individual brains. That’s the main argument that neuroscientist and bestselling author Hannah Critchlow presents ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. In today’s column, I examine the emerging realization that ...

Swarm robotics is an interdisciplinary field that studies how large numbers of relatively simple robots can coordinate their actions through local interactions to achieve collective goals. Drawing on ...

Imagine a large city recovering from a devastating hurricane. Roads are flooded, the power is down, and local authorities are overwhelmed. Emergency responders are doing their best, but the chaos is ...

The rather quaint term “brainstorming” was coined by Alex Osborn in 1953 in his book Applied Imagination: Principles and Procedures of Creative Thinking. Osborn was a businessman and creativity ...